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Moritz Baldsiefer is responsible for fundraising and institutional investor relations. He has over 8 years of experience working with professional investors in the capital markets landscape and relevant asset classes. Prior to joining DEG Impact, he worked at Ampega Asset Management, where he most recently served as a team leader, advising and supporting international primary insurance companies on investment and balance sheet management matters. He is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Siegen.

Melis is responsible for the Global Impact Investment Facility and has 10 years of experience in the banking industry. Before joining DEG Impact, she was responsible for national & international corporate clients as Relationship Manager and worked in Sales & Process Management at Deutsche Bank AG. Melis has a Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance from FOM – University of Applied Sciences Bonn.

Hanna Genzmer is responsible for the Impact & Services team, which predominantly provides services for Global Impact Investment Facility und AfricaConnect. Before she took over that task at DEG Impact, she headed the Portfolio Administration division of Caplantic, where she was responsible for the reporting, monitoring and cash management of the portfolio which consisted of over 400 Alternative Investment Funds. She holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Cologne and started her career with the German Federal Bank.

Christine Gierens supports the Head of Governance & Regulatory Affairs and the management team. Before joining DEG Impact, she worked as a sales coordinator in the service industry. Christine has a dual study program and holds a degree in commercial management from the EUFH.

Jacques Graßmann is an analyst at DEG Impact. He holds a Master’s degree in Economic Policy Consulting from the Ruhr University Bochum with a specialization in Development Economics. In his role as a Senior Analyst, he works in the areas of Alternative Investments and Technical Assistance.

Olga coordinates the activities for the Global Impact Investment Facility and AfricaConnect. Her professional experience in finance adds up to nearly 20 years. Before joining DEG Impact she led the investment monitoring team at AXA Germany overseeing EUR 90 billion of assets. She acquired comprehensive experience in ESG and Impact investing while in charge of an international responsible investments expertise group at AXA. Olga is a holder of the CFA Certificate of ESG Investing and graduated with a degree in business administration from the Goethe-University of Frankfurt am Main.

Rena Pfannenschmidt is an Investment Manager at DEG Impact, specialising in Alternative Investments and Impact Investing, and holds a Master’s degree in Sustainable Finance from Maastricht University. Before joining DEG Impact, she was responsible for business development for asset managers at HSBC Germany.

Thomas Klein has more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector – both in established markets as well as in developed and emerging countries. Before co-founding DEG Impact, he was at DEG mainly responsible for private equity & mezzanine investments in Asia and Afrika. Prior to DEG, he worked for CAM Private Equity and Deloitte in the area of transaction services / M&A. He holds a degree in business administration from the University of Cologne.

Nadine Kopp is responsible for risk controlling. Before joining DEG Impact, she worked as an internal auditor for risk models at Norddeutsche Landesbank. Nadine studied business administration in Hanover and is currently studying mathematics at the University of Cologne.

Oliver Manheller is an Analyst at DEG Impact. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn with a particular focus on Environmental and Development Economics. In his role as an Analyst, he works in the area of Alternative Investment.

Anna Niedergesäss is a specialist in environmental and social management and is responsible for the Technical Assistance Facility of the AfricaGrow fund. Before joining DEG Impact, she worked on financial and private sector development projects for GIZ and Sparkassenstiftung. She holds a Master’s degree in Economics with a focus on developing and emerging countries from Copenhagen Business School.

Roman Nolte is responsible for regulatory affairs and has many years of professional experience in the financial services sector. Before joining DEG Impact, he was responsible for the supervision of central financial market infrastructures at the Deutsche Bundesbank and for the supervision of money laundering prevention measures of securities trading banks and capital management companies at the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. He holds an MBA with a focus on risk management, finance and law.

Steffen Planert is Investment Manager at DEG Impact with more than 5 years of private equity and M&A experience in emerging and developing markets. Prior to joining DEG Impact, he worked as an investment Analyst for DEG, where he worked on several transactions and was responsible for a mixed portfolio of funds & co-investments in Africa. Steffen has a Master’s degree in accounting and finance from FOM – University of Applied Sciences Essen.

Christian Sokola is responsible for currency management of the Global Impact Investment Facility and ImpactConnect. He has more than 20 years of professional experience, particularly in treasury consulting and relationship management for institutional-, large- and medium-sized corporate clients in Commerzbank’s Corporate Banking. He owes his further expertise in finance and sustainable finance to his positions as Head of Finance and Controlling at the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and the Regional Church Office of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland, for which he continues to advise on the sustainable orientation of their investments. Christian holds a business administration (VWA) degree from the Academy of Administration and Economics in Koblenz.

Lars Zimmermann is co-responsible for new business and portfolio management of funds and co-investments. Before joining DEG Impact, Lars worked for DEG, where he managed funds & co-investments in emerging markets with a focus on Africa. He holds a degree in business administration from the Universities of Cologne and Copenhagen.